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Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We discussed literacy and access for the blind, and I learned about one of Mr. Kohli's passions, which is adult literacy. Citing a lack of trained teachers, TCS had built a PC-based curriculum for teaching reading in 40 hours. As we pulled into the outsourcing zone, my laptop was registered at the gate.

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Seven Ways Your Organization can Put Privacy Into Practice – and Why

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

From restricting wireless access points to encrypting data on your organization’s portable laptops, keeping a secure environment is an integral part of preventing data leakage and upholding your constituents’ trust. We guide parents through raising kids in this digital age, and provide digital literacy curriculum to educators at no cost.

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Developers and Nonprofits Come Together to Make Apps for Change

Tech Soup

The reality is that not everybody has a device, such as a phone or laptop, which connects to Wi-Fi. What I like most about this app is that it teaches financial literacy skills by letting users drill down into their expenses and easily keep track of what they're spending.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool.

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La Conner Regional Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

They also have a homework help program for school children and offer a variety of digital literacy computer classes. Patrons can also bring their own laptops and tablets and use the library's free WiFi. Lane is planning to do a game design class and is excited about using the MultiPoint Server system as a teaching tool.

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9 Amazing Organizations Share Their Tech Success

Tech Soup

No one would expect to have to protect terminally ill children from hackers, but co-founder Brian Westerman discovered that some of the kids the foundation was helping were being spied on through their laptop cameras. Founder and executive director Pamela Clark says, "Without GoToMeeting, there would have been no way to teach these kids."

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning. Emphasis is on digital literacy. Microsoft Corporation.

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